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The '''sack of Baghdad''', also called the '''siege of Baghdad''',<ref name = "Wikipedia">{{WP|Siege of Baghdad (1258)}}</ref> was a [[Mongol Empire|Mongol]] led siege followed by the destruction of the [[Abbasid Caliphate|Abbasid]] capital of [[Baghdad]] as part of [[Hülegü Khan]]'s advance towards [[Masyaf]].<ref name = "Revelations 76">[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' (novel)]] – Chapter 76</ref> | The '''sack of Baghdad''', also called the '''siege of Baghdad''',<ref name = "Wikipedia">{{WP|Siege of Baghdad (1258)}}</ref> was a [[Mongol Empire|Mongol]]-led siege followed by the destruction of the [[Abbasid Caliphate|Abbasid]] capital of [[Baghdad]] as part of [[Hülegü Khan]]'s advance towards [[Masyaf]].<ref name = "Revelations 76">[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' (novel)]] – Chapter 76</ref> | ||
After Hülegü took the [[Assassins | After Hülegü took the [[Assassins]]' [[fort]]ress of [[Alamut]],<ref name="ACM">''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]'' – [[Hülegü Khan (memory)]]</ref><ref name="Revelations 54">''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' (novel) – Chapter 54</ref> he continued with his {{Wiki|Mongol invasions of the Levant|campaign}} westward, attacking other fortresses throughout the [[Levant]], in vengeance of his grandfather [[Genghis Khan]]'s [[Assassination of Genghis Khan|murder]] in 1227 at the hands of the [[Levantine Brotherhood of Assassins|Levantine Assassin]] [[Darim Ibn-La'Ahad]] and the [[Mongolian Brotherhood of Assassins|Mongolian Assassin]] [[Qulan Gal]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Reflections]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Reflections 2|Issue #002]]</ref> as well as an attempt on his own life.<ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref> After a two-week siege,<ref name="Wikipedia" /> the Mongols destroyed Baghdad, burning its libraries, the [[House of Wisdom]], and killing most of its population, leaving behind only the "young and malleable".<ref name="Revelations 76" /> | ||
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Revision as of 06:20, 30 June 2023
The sack of Baghdad, also called the siege of Baghdad,[1] was a Mongol-led siege followed by the destruction of the Abbasid capital of Baghdad as part of Hülegü Khan's advance towards Masyaf.[2]
After Hülegü took the Assassins' fortress of Alamut,[3][4] he continued with his campaign westward, attacking other fortresses throughout the Levant, in vengeance of his grandfather Genghis Khan's murder in 1227 at the hands of the Levantine Assassin Darim Ibn-La'Ahad and the Mongolian Assassin Qulan Gal,[5] as well as an attempt on his own life.[6] After a two-week siege,[1] the Mongols destroyed Baghdad, burning its libraries, the House of Wisdom, and killing most of its population, leaving behind only the "young and malleable".[2]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel) (mentioned only)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1
Siege of Baghdad (1258) on Wikipedia
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel) – Chapter 76
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Memories – Hülegü Khan (memory)
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel) – Chapter 54
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Reflections – Issue #002
- ↑ Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia